In Greek mythology, Echidna (/ɪˈkɪdnə/; Greek: Ἔχιδνα, "she viper") was a half-woman, half-snake monster, known as the "Mother of All Monsters" because many of the more famous monsters in Greek myth were mothered by her. Hesiod's Theogony described her as: [...] the goddess fierce Echidna who is half a nymph with glancing eyes and fair cheeks, and half again a huge snake, great and awful, with speckled skin, eating raw flesh beneath the secret parts of the holy earth. And there she has a cave deep down under a hollow rock far from the deathless gods and mortal men. There, then, did the gods appoint...

In Greek mythology the lotus-eaters (Greek: λωτοφάγοι, lōtophagoi), also referred to as the lotophagi or lotophaguses (singular lotophagus /ləˈtɒfəɡəs/) or lotophages (singular lotophage /ˈloʊtəfeɪdʒ/), were a race of people living on an island near North Africa (possibly Djerba) dominated by lotus plants. The lotus fruits and flowers were the primary food of the island and were narcotic, causing the people to sleep in peaceful apathy. == In literature == In the Odyssey IX, Odysseus tells how adverse north winds blew him and his men off course as they were rounding Cape Malea, the southernmost...

== Heia (Deutsch) == === Substantiv, f === Worttrennung: Heia, Plural 1: Heia, Plural 2: Hei·as Aussprache: IPA: [ˈhaɪ̯a], Plural 1: [ˈhaɪ̯a], Plural 2: [ˈhaɪ̯as] Hörbeispiele: —, Plural 1: —, Plural 2: — Reime: -aɪ̯a Bedeutungen: [1] Kindersprache: Bett; Ort, an dem man schläft Beispiele: [1] Ich geh in die Heia. [1] Ich will Heia machen! Redewendungen: Heia machen — schlafen (gehen) Wortbildungen: Heiabett ==== Übersetzungen ==== Referenzen und weiterführende Informationen: [1] Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache „Heia“ [*] canoo.net „Heia“ [1] Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon...

Die Bezeichnung Heiermann wird in manchen Gegenden Deutschlands umgangssprachlich für das 5-Mark-Stück, heute selten auch für den 5-Euro-Schein, verwendet. Das Wort entstand wohl Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts im norddeutschen Sprachraum, breitete sich anekdotischen Angaben zufolge aber mindestens bis ins Rheinland aus. Vereinzelt (in Krefeld) soll zudem das 50-Pfennig-Stück als „Heiermännchen“ bezeichnet worden sein. == Herkunft des Begriffs == Über den Ursprung des Begriffes gibt es mehrere Vermutungen. Die etymologisch am besten abgesicherte Variante besagt, dass der Begriff aus dem hebräischen…

Карава́й — главный свадебный хлеб у славян, большой, чаще всего круглый, который делят на свадьбе для угощения всех её участников. Обычно искусно украшенный. == Название == укр. корова́й, болг. крава́й, сербохорв. кра̀ва̑j «вид пирога, подаваемого жениху и невесте», словен. kravȃj, krávaj "каравай". Вероятно, название произошло от слова коро́ва, которое в русских диалектах имеет также значение «невеста» (смол.); дар должен был быть волшебным средством, чтобы вызвать плодовитость, подобно тому как бык символизировал жениха. Коровай по-белорусски называется также я́ловiца (от я́ловый). Назв...

The korovai (Ukrainian: коровай, Polish: korowaj) is a traditional Ukrainian, Russian and Polish bread, most often used at weddings, where it has great symbolic meaning, and has remained part of the wedding tradition in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, and by the Ukrainian diaspora. Its use in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine dates back to hospitality and holiday customs in ancient Rus. == Origins and decoration of korovai == The bread has ancient origins, and comes from the pagan belief in the magical properties of grain. Korovai was a large round braided bread, traditionally baked from wheat flour ...

Caraway (Carum carvi), also known as meridian fennel, or Persian cumin, is a biennial plant in the family Apiaceae, native to western Asia, Europe and Northern Africa. The plant is similar in appearance to other members of the carrot family, with finely divided, feathery leaves with thread-like divisions, growing on 20–30 cm stems. The main flower stem is 40–60 cm tall, with small white or pink flowers in umbels. Caraway fruits (erroneously called seeds) are crescent-shaped achenes, around 2 mm long, with five pale ridges. == Names and history == The etymology of caraway is complex and po...